Thoughts on construction law from Christopher G. Hill, Virginia construction lawyer, LEED AP, mediator, and member of the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction Law

Category Archives: Business of Construction

Are You Still Selling Roof Replacements?

Originally posted 2010-07-09 09:00:40. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes Johanna Hoffmann.  Johanna is a marketing and management consultant to construction professionals, architects and interior designers. Her company, Oomph Group Inc. delivers workshops and webinars in the areas of marketing and sales, human resources, general business and financial management. Oomph programs are accredited for continuing

Construction Lawyers Should Be Problem Solvers

Originally posted 2017-06-08 11:43:50. No one wants to call a construction attorney.  Those of us that practice construction law and advise contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in the construction industry know this.  We are associated with problems.  We are seen as necessary evils when folks in construction feel the need to call us.  I get it

I Still Learn From Teaching

This past Thursday and Friday, I taught another course at the AGC of Virginia Richmond District headquarters.  This time it was the “Contract Documents” module of the Supervisor Training Course.  While similar to prior training I have given, the focus of the training was on field supervision and how best to run a construction project

My Top Ten Construction Law Musings Posts To Date

Originally posted 2013-02-08 09:00:34. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, we welcome back Josh Johnson (@josh_c_johnson and one of @vaconstrlawyers). Josh is a friend and partner at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP in Roanoke, Virginia. He is in Gentry Locke’s construction practice group and he also oversees the firm’s e-Discovery and information management processes.

Monitor Yourself to Avoid Construction Risk

Originally posted 2014-11-24 08:00:53. As I looked through my weekly piles of mail, an article in Constructor Magazine caught my attention.  The article was in the insurance commentary section of the magazine and is entitled “Avoiding Common Causes of Contractor Failure.”  While this article is written from an insurance perspective, many of the same principles